Coco will be running. He'll be stealing some bases. |
He's a solid player and all-around good guy. Baseball has gotten away from guys like that, and I would like to see it go back to that. |
He's a threat, ... just because of his reputation alone. |
I don't think there's any better 3-4 combination you could have behind you in the game. Maybe in history. |
I got called up from New Orleans, actually, |
I guess that's the silver lining. The nice thing about our position is we don't have to watch the scoreboard. It's interesting, and we're gonna do it, but if we can take care of business and win, it's not going to matter. |
I had my first Major League at-bat off him in 1995. He struck me out. But I think that helped me out in seeing some pitches, and I know he's aggressive and always comes after you. |
I have never experienced it before, at any level. Not little league, college or high school. Just complete euphoria. You kind of have to take a step back and think, 'Is the game really over?' Do the math real quick. It's a tremendous feeling to say the least. |
I have watched him from afar, and if he isn't the best in the game, he is right up there with the best. He is so smooth and natural. |
I haven't noticed any idiots here. I mean that in a good way. |
I met the team in Minnesota. I pinch-hit against Eddie Guardado and struck out. We came back home and I got my first hit against Kenny Rogers. I got 50 at-bats [batting .260]. I was able to have my buddies from college come up and watch me that first month, so it was a pretty special time. |
I saw a lot of pitches from him, and I was used to him. |
I saw what an opportunity being in Boston was. I enjoyed the playoffs last year, and I have a chance to help Boston be there. |
I think Alex Gonzalez is as good a shortstop as you'll find. He's got this play where he kind of takes the knee and slides to his right and gets up and fires. I've lost a ton of base hits on that play. |
I think double-play combinations are probably a little bit overplayed. You basically catch it and throw it and catch it again. Whoever it is, we'll probably only need a week in Spring Training to get in sync. |